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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 61. <br></br> Medical decisions at the initial adjudicative level, by year of application and program, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<th rowspan="2">Year</th>
<th colspan="3">All decisions</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for Social Security only</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for both Social Security and SSI</th>
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<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a,b</sup> (percent)</th>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      55,729</td>
<td class="r data">      20,858</td>
<td class="r data">    37.4</td>
<td class="r data">      26,864</td>
<td class="r data">      12,466</td>
<td class="r data">    46.4</td>
<td class="r data">      28,865</td>
<td class="r data">       8,392</td>
<td class="r data">    29.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      64,097</td>
<td class="r data">      23,854</td>
<td class="r data">    37.2</td>
<td class="r data">      31,304</td>
<td class="r data">      14,414</td>
<td class="r data">    46.0</td>
<td class="r data">      32,793</td>
<td class="r data">       9,440</td>
<td class="r data">    28.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      68,133</td>
<td class="r data">      23,828</td>
<td class="r data">    35.0</td>
<td class="r data">      33,618</td>
<td class="r data">      14,725</td>
<td class="r data">    43.8</td>
<td class="r data">      34,515</td>
<td class="r data">       9,103</td>
<td class="r data">    26.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      67,659</td>
<td class="r data">      22,364</td>
<td class="r data">    33.1</td>
<td class="r data">      33,397</td>
<td class="r data">      13,971</td>
<td class="r data">    41.8</td>
<td class="r data">      34,262</td>
<td class="r data">       8,393</td>
<td class="r data">    24.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      65,930</td>
<td class="r data">      21,211</td>
<td class="r data">    32.2</td>
<td class="r data">      32,735</td>
<td class="r data">      13,276</td>
<td class="r data">    40.6</td>
<td class="r data">      33,195</td>
<td class="r data">       7,935</td>
<td class="r data">    23.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      62,578</td>
<td class="r data">      19,197</td>
<td class="r data">    30.7</td>
<td class="r data">      31,918</td>
<td class="r data">      12,210</td>
<td class="r data">    38.3</td>
<td class="r data">      30,660</td>
<td class="r data">       6,987</td>
<td class="r data">    22.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      59,655</td>
<td class="r data">      17,825</td>
<td class="r data">    29.9</td>
<td class="r data">      31,614</td>
<td class="r data">      11,580</td>
<td class="r data">    36.6</td>
<td class="r data">      28,041</td>
<td class="r data">       6,245</td>
<td class="r data">    22.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      53,170</td>
<td class="r data">      15,794</td>
<td class="r data">    29.7</td>
<td class="r data">      28,783</td>
<td class="r data">      10,515</td>
<td class="r data">    36.5</td>
<td class="r data">      24,387</td>
<td class="r data">       5,279</td>
<td class="r data">    21.6</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      47,080</td>
<td class="r data">      13,791</td>
<td class="r data">    29.3</td>
<td class="r data">      25,324</td>
<td class="r data">       9,078</td>
<td class="r data">    35.8</td>
<td class="r data">      21,756</td>
<td class="r data">       4,713</td>
<td class="r data">    21.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      41,607</td>
<td class="r data">      12,275</td>
<td class="r data">    29.5</td>
<td class="r data">      22,656</td>
<td class="r data">       8,240</td>
<td class="r data">    36.4</td>
<td class="r data">      18,951</td>
<td class="r data">       4,035</td>
<td class="r data">    21.3</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
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<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      51,350</td>
<td class="r data">      18,008</td>
<td class="r data">    35.1</td>
<td class="r data">      23,652</td>
<td class="r data">       9,940</td>
<td class="r data">    42.0</td>
<td class="r data">      27,698</td>
<td class="r data">       8,068</td>
<td class="r data">    29.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      59,595</td>
<td class="r data">      20,907</td>
<td class="r data">    35.1</td>
<td class="r data">      28,000</td>
<td class="r data">      11,775</td>
<td class="r data">    42.1</td>
<td class="r data">      31,595</td>
<td class="r data">       9,132</td>
<td class="r data">    28.9</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      63,337</td>
<td class="r data">      20,672</td>
<td class="r data">    32.6</td>
<td class="r data">      30,174</td>
<td class="r data">      11,922</td>
<td class="r data">    39.5</td>
<td class="r data">      33,163</td>
<td class="r data">       8,750</td>
<td class="r data">    26.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      62,943</td>
<td class="r data">      19,323</td>
<td class="r data">    30.7</td>
<td class="r data">      29,938</td>
<td class="r data">      11,219</td>
<td class="r data">    37.5</td>
<td class="r data">      33,005</td>
<td class="r data">       8,104</td>
<td class="r data">    24.6</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      61,112</td>
<td class="r data">      18,136</td>
<td class="r data">    29.7</td>
<td class="r data">      29,217</td>
<td class="r data">      10,492</td>
<td class="r data">    35.9</td>
<td class="r data">      31,895</td>
<td class="r data">       7,644</td>
<td class="r data">    24.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      57,978</td>
<td class="r data">      16,229</td>
<td class="r data">    28.0</td>
<td class="r data">      28,510</td>
<td class="r data">       9,480</td>
<td class="r data">    33.3</td>
<td class="r data">      29,468</td>
<td class="r data">       6,749</td>
<td class="r data">    22.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      55,253</td>
<td class="r data">      14,957</td>
<td class="r data">    27.1</td>
<td class="r data">      28,301</td>
<td class="r data">       8,937</td>
<td class="r data">    31.6</td>
<td class="r data">      26,952</td>
<td class="r data">       6,020</td>
<td class="r data">    22.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      49,228</td>
<td class="r data">      13,182</td>
<td class="r data">    26.8</td>
<td class="r data">      25,761</td>
<td class="r data">       8,076</td>
<td class="r data">    31.3</td>
<td class="r data">      23,467</td>
<td class="r data">       5,106</td>
<td class="r data">    21.8</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      43,674</td>
<td class="r data">      11,554</td>
<td class="r data">    26.5</td>
<td class="r data">      22,761</td>
<td class="r data">       7,015</td>
<td class="r data">    30.8</td>
<td class="r data">      20,913</td>
<td class="r data">       4,539</td>
<td class="r data">    21.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      38,558</td>
<td class="r data">      10,246</td>
<td class="r data">    26.6</td>
<td class="r data">      20,314</td>
<td class="r data">       6,334</td>
<td class="r data">    31.2</td>
<td class="r data">      18,244</td>
<td class="r data">       3,912</td>
<td class="r data">    21.4</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Widow(er)s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">       4,060</td>
<td class="r data">       2,695</td>
<td class="r data">    66.4</td>
<td class="r data">       2,961</td>
<td class="r data">       2,387</td>
<td class="r data">    80.6</td>
<td class="r data">       1,099</td>
<td class="r data">         308</td>
<td class="r data">    28.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">       4,151</td>
<td class="r data">       2,764</td>
<td class="r data">    66.6</td>
<td class="r data">       3,045</td>
<td class="r data">       2,472</td>
<td class="r data">    81.2</td>
<td class="r data">       1,106</td>
<td class="r data">         292</td>
<td class="r data">    26.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">       4,460</td>
<td class="r data">       2,967</td>
<td class="r data">    66.5</td>
<td class="r data">       3,181</td>
<td class="r data">       2,626</td>
<td class="r data">    82.6</td>
<td class="r data">       1,279</td>
<td class="r data">         341</td>
<td class="r data">    26.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">       4,329</td>
<td class="r data">       2,818</td>
<td class="r data">    65.1</td>
<td class="r data">       3,147</td>
<td class="r data">       2,540</td>
<td class="r data">    80.7</td>
<td class="r data">       1,182</td>
<td class="r data">         278</td>
<td class="r data">    23.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">       4,303</td>
<td class="r data">       2,756</td>
<td class="r data">    64.0</td>
<td class="r data">       3,099</td>
<td class="r data">       2,476</td>
<td class="r data">    79.9</td>
<td class="r data">       1,204</td>
<td class="r data">         280</td>
<td class="r data">    23.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">       4,143</td>
<td class="r data">       2,662</td>
<td class="r data">    64.3</td>
<td class="r data">       3,025</td>
<td class="r data">       2,437</td>
<td class="r data">    80.6</td>
<td class="r data">       1,118</td>
<td class="r data">         225</td>
<td class="r data">    20.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">       3,929</td>
<td class="r data">       2,546</td>
<td class="r data">    64.8</td>
<td class="r data">       2,907</td>
<td class="r data">       2,333</td>
<td class="r data">    80.3</td>
<td class="r data">       1,022</td>
<td class="r data">         213</td>
<td class="r data">    20.8</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">       3,454</td>
<td class="r data">       2,240</td>
<td class="r data">    64.9</td>
<td class="r data">       2,603</td>
<td class="r data">       2,081</td>
<td class="r data">    79.9</td>
<td class="r data">         851</td>
<td class="r data">         159</td>
<td class="r data">    18.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">       3,081</td>
<td class="r data">       2,004</td>
<td class="r data">    65.0</td>
<td class="r data">       2,285</td>
<td class="r data">       1,840</td>
<td class="r data">    80.5</td>
<td class="r data">         796</td>
<td class="r data">         164</td>
<td class="r data">    20.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">       2,656</td>
<td class="r data">       1,748</td>
<td class="r data">    65.8</td>
<td class="r data">       2,006</td>
<td class="r data">       1,627</td>
<td class="r data">    81.1</td>
<td class="r data">         650</td>
<td class="r data">         121</td>
<td class="r data">    18.6</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">         319</td>
<td class="r data">         155</td>
<td class="r data">    48.6</td>
<td class="r data">         251</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          68</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">         351</td>
<td class="r data">         183</td>
<td class="r data">    52.1</td>
<td class="r data">         259</td>
<td class="r data">         167</td>
<td class="r data">    64.5</td>
<td class="r data">          92</td>
<td class="r data">          16</td>
<td class="r data">    17.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">         336</td>
<td class="r data">         189</td>
<td class="r data">    56.3</td>
<td class="r data">         263</td>
<td class="r data">         177</td>
<td class="r data">    67.3</td>
<td class="r data">          73</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">    16.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">         387</td>
<td class="r data">         223</td>
<td class="r data">    57.6</td>
<td class="r data">         312</td>
<td class="r data">         212</td>
<td class="r data">    67.9</td>
<td class="r data">          75</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">    14.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">         515</td>
<td class="r data">         319</td>
<td class="r data">    61.9</td>
<td class="r data">         419</td>
<td class="r data">         308</td>
<td class="r data">    73.5</td>
<td class="r data">          96</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">    11.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">         457</td>
<td class="r data">         306</td>
<td class="r data">    67.0</td>
<td class="r data">         383</td>
<td class="r data">         293</td>
<td class="r data">    76.5</td>
<td class="r data">          74</td>
<td class="r data">          13</td>
<td class="r data">    17.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">         473</td>
<td class="r data">         322</td>
<td class="r data">    68.1</td>
<td class="r data">         406</td>
<td class="r data">         310</td>
<td class="r data">    76.4</td>
<td class="r data">          67</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">    17.9</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">         488</td>
<td class="r data">         372</td>
<td class="r data">    76.2</td>
<td class="r data">         419</td>
<td class="r data">         358</td>
<td class="r data">    85.4</td>
<td class="r data">          69</td>
<td class="r data">          14</td>
<td class="r data">    20.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         325</td>
<td class="r data">         233</td>
<td class="r data">    71.7</td>
<td class="r data">         278</td>
<td class="r data">         223</td>
<td class="r data">    80.2</td>
<td class="r data">          47</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">    21.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         393</td>
<td class="r data">         281</td>
<td class="r data">    71.5</td>
<td class="r data">         336</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          57</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data are current through June 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the allowance rate will change over time. <br></br> Applications with a medical decision may be pending a final nonmedical decision or be subsequently denied for nonmedical reasons. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> SSI = Supplemental Security Income. <br></br> a. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> b. Rate for the Social Security portion only. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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